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Summit Metro Parks' Spree For All hiking challenge ends June 30

Updated June 20, 2017 at 5:09 PM;Posted June 20, 2017 at 5:00 PM

In its 14th year, Summit Metro Parks' Spree For All hiking challenge encourages participants to complete five hikes between May 1 and June 30--on five different Metro Parks trails, the same trail or any combination of trails--to receive an award.

In its 14th year, Summit Metro Parks' Spree For All hiking challenge encourages participants to complete five hikes between May 1 and June 30--on five different Metro Parks trails, the same trail or any combination of trails--to receive an award.(spreeforall.summitmetroparks.org)

AKRON, Ohio - There is still time to sign up for the Summit Metro Parks' annual Spree For All hiking challenge.

In its 14th year, Spree For All challenges participants to complete five hikes between May 1 and June 30 to receive an award.

First-year hikers who complete the challenge will receive a neck lanyard and a commemorative pin, while veteran hikers will receive a commemorative pin. The challenge is free for Summit County residents. The cost for out-of-county residents who want to participate in the challenge and receive an award is $10 for first-year hikers, and $5 for veteran hikers.

Participants can choose from the following 10 trails, which are flat and can accommodate strollers, wheelchairs, walkers and canes:

Bike & Hike Trail, 331 Barlow Rd., Hudson

Freedom Trail, 1765 Northeast Ave., Tallmadge

Towpath Trail, 1337 Merriman Rd., Akron

Cascade Valley Metro Park, 354 Sackett Ave., Akron

F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd., Akron

Furnace Run Metro Park, 4955 Townsend Rd., Richfield

Goodyear Heights Metro Park, 550 Frazier Ave., Akron

Liberty Park, 9999 Liberty Rd., Twinsburg

Munroe Falls Metro Park, 1088 North Ave., Tallmadge

Sand Run Metro Park, 1300 Sand Run Parkway, Akron

All trails have ADA-compliant parking spaces and have been tested for users of all abilities.

After completing five hikes, participants can take their completed forms by Aug. 15 to one of the park's administrative offices to receive an award: